. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . viationInstruction Centre Son of Dr. William M. and Mary B. Conant; was born at Boston,Mass., March 23, 1891. He was educated at the Noble and Green-ough School, and at Harvard College, 1912. In school he wasa member of the football, track, and baseball teams; and playedon the freshman baseball team at Harvard College. He served in the 1st Aero Squadron, , of New York, in 1916,and flew at Mineola, He enlisted at Mineola in July, 1917,and received his flying training there in Aug. On Oct. 8, 1917, hewas commissi
. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . viationInstruction Centre Son of Dr. William M. and Mary B. Conant; was born at Boston,Mass., March 23, 1891. He was educated at the Noble and Green-ough School, and at Harvard College, 1912. In school he wasa member of the football, track, and baseball teams; and playedon the freshman baseball team at Harvard College. He served in the 1st Aero Squadron, , of New York, in 1916,and flew at Mineola, He enlisted at Mineola in July, 1917,and received his flying training there in Aug. On Oct. 8, 1917, hewas commissioned 1st Lieut., and sailed overseas in the samemonth. He completed his training as chasse pilote in Dec, Jan.,and Feb., at the 3d , Issoudun, France. In Feb., 1918, hewas made Tester of Planes, and in April was promoted to be ChiefTester of the School. He was commissioned Capt. on Oct. 3, 1918,and promoted to Major, on Feb. 21, 1919. He is still in the Serviceat Boiling Field, Washington, Married, June 4, 1919, Dinsmore Patrick, of Lexington, Ky. I 170]. \ GEORGE W. BENEDICT, Jr. First Lieutenant, , Son of George W. and Anna Louise Benedict, of Cambridge, Mass.,was born at Boston, Aug. 14, 1895. He was educated at the Volk-mann and at St. Georges schools, and at Harvard College, He attended the Plattsburg Training Camp in July, 1916, andthe Harvard , from March to July, 1917. He enlisted atCambridge on July 7,1917, in the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps,and began active service at the Ground School, , on Aug. 20, 1917. Graduating on Oct. 13, he was sent to Mineola EmbarkationCamp, ; and on Nov. 14, 1917, sailed overseas. He waited atTours and until the end of March, 1918, when he wassent for flying instruction to the French school at preliminary training and the French brevet tests, he wasstationed at Issoudun for further training, from July 12 to Aug. at Chateauroux he was commissioned 1st
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